Hat-securing device.



W. Gr. WESTON.

HAT 4SBCURING DEVICE. APPLIUATION'HLEIJ MAR. 5, 1909.l

. To all whom. tt may concern:

WILLIS G. WESTON, OF COLUMBUS, OHIO.

HAT-SECURING DEVICE.

Specication'of Letters Patent.

Application led March 5, 1909. Serial No. 481,453.

Be it known that I, WILLIS G. WESTON, a citizen of the United States;VIV residing at Columbus, in the county of Franklin and State of Ohio, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Hat-Securing Devices, of which the following is a specification. f

The object of this invention is to provide simple, cheap and effective means for securing a womans hat to the head.

The invention consists in the improved construction hereinafter described and claimed, the invention not being 'confined to the particular instance of it shown in the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof.

In said di'awings--Figure l is a vertical section through a hat including my attachments for securing it on the head. Fig. 2 is a plan view looking into the interior ,of the crown of the hat and illustifatirrg so much of the attachments as there appear. Fig. 3 is a sectional detail illustrating an adjustable connection in the frame that carries the hat fastening devices. Fig. 4 is a perspective View of a fraction of the 4said frame showing a cross brace and spur.

The frame that carries the hat fastening devices includes two circular members 5 and 5 of wire, each of which is lmade u of approximately semi-circular pieces adjustably connected at their ends. The device for connecting the ends of the semi-circular pieces of wire comprises a tube 6 soldered to the end of one of the contiguous pieces and a head 7 on the end of the other, said head working in the tube and backed by a spring 8 that tends to separate the ends or enlarge the diameter of the circular frame member. The tube has soldered to it a cap 9 perforated for the passage of the piece of wire having the head .7. The two circular frame members are connected to be held parallelly by short cross pieces l() soldered to cach and the lower ends of said cross pieces can be made with outwardly and downwardly projecting spurs 10u to penetratcthe inner sides ofthe crovgn of the hat to securely hold the frame in the place to which it is/ adjusted within the crown.

11 and 11 designate plates or base pieces suitably secured to the frame, and on these plates, at 12,-are hinged the members for engaging the hairof the wearer of the hat.

These hairengaging members comprise comb-like parts, each consisting of a back 13- and teeth 13a. Secured to the backs 13 of the comb-like members are finger pieces 14 suitably bent and curved so that *theirl ends can project through holes 15 in the sides of the crown of the hat. These finger pieces 14 are bent upward to make them convenient to take with the lingers so that they can be,

drawn downward to cause the comb-like members to rise upward to a horizontal position and engage the hair. The position of the finger pieces and comb-like 'members is indicated by broken lines Fig. l. The comblike members are preferably made of hard Patented Aug. 23, 1 910.

-7G .rubber or Celluloid and the inger pieces are preferably' made of metal and elastic. The

sides ot' the linger pieces near their junction with the comb-like members are each made with a notch, as seen at 14, to spring onto and engage the edge oi' the adjacent plate 11 so that when the comb-like members are drawn up to hair-engaging position they will be latched in that position until released by further manipulation.

The fingers for manipulating the comblike members w'ill ordinarily be concealed by the hat trimmings, but they themselves can be made ornamental, if desired, and contribute to thedecoration of the hat.

With this construction there is no likelihood of the hat fastening devices being lost as is now a troublesome -incident of hat. pins,

and the hat can be reliably secured in place. 90`

Further because the device is adjustable and removable it can be transferred from an old hat to a new one.

What I claim is:

A hat securing device comprising a wire frame to fit in the crown,.said frame provided with a tube on one end to inelose the other and a spring within the tube to eX- pand the frame, in combination with a pair of toothed devices hinged to the frame to engage the hair of the wearer and finger pieces for operating said ltoot-hed devices.

WILLIS WESTON. 

